Carton for fragile articles



M. KOPPELMAN.

CARTON FOR FRAGILE ARTICLES FILED OCT, 24.1921- INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented lFcb. 2U, T223.

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MORRIS KOPPELMAN, 01E BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO HOLED TITE EGG PACKING CORPORATION, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

CARTON FOR FRAGILE ARTICLES.

Application filed October 24, 1921. Serial No. 509,904.

This invention relates to containers for.

shipping fragile articles, and is designed particularly for the safe handling of electric light bulbs. At present the bulbs are transported in soft corrugated paper tubes, and a filling of tissue paper must be inserted to separate the bulb from the tube. The tube cannot resist heavy blows, and an uneven distribution of the tissue paperwill cause breakage of the bulb by even a very slight blow. The present invention provides an ellicient, shock-absorbing, durable container Which will withstand great abuse in transportation without permitting breakage of the bulb. Moreover, the container is unusually cheap, and easy to manufacture and prepare for use. I

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. l is a perspective view of the container forming the subject of this invention, one end being open to di-sclosethe means for supporting the bulb at that end.

Fig; 2 is a section through the container.

Fig. 3 is a plan view ofa positioning-ca1= rier to hold the small end of the bulb in position within the container.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a similar positioning-carrier for the large end of the bulb.

Fig. 5 is a view of the container before being folded into box form.

Referring to the'drawings,-there is shown a box 10, preferably rectangular in crosssection, although it will be apparent from the following description that it may be 011 cular or have any other suitable shape. The box may be formed from a single strip of suitable material, such as heavy paper or thin cardboard, in the usual manner, by scoring the four walls 11, 12, 13, and 14, and a short joinder-strip 15 and provided with flaps at the ends of the walls. These flaps comprise a mortise flap 16 and a tenon flap 17 on the upper and lower ends of two opposite walls (here shown as walls 11 and 13) to provide the usual closures for the upper and lower ends of the box.

In addition to the usual flaps 16 and 17 there are provided on the lower ends of the remaining walls flaps 20 (onopposite walls 12 and 14 and flaps 21 on theupper ends of the same walls. The flaps 20 are at the lower end of the box and are turned completely inwardly against the inner faces of walls 12 and 14:. The slight resistance of the material will cause the flaps 20 to spring back slightly. from the side walls of the conta ner, thus forming a support for a positioning-carrier 22 having an opening 23 centrally disposed therein for supporting the large end of the bulb. The carrier thus supports the bulb out of contact with the sides of the container, and, Since the carrier is supported by the flaps above the lower end of the container, the bulb is held by said carrier above the lower end of the container. The weight of the bulbwould ordinarily press the flaps 20 against the bottom of the box and would no longer support the carrier 22 in raised position. To obviate this objection,-each flap 20 is provided with an extension 24 which projects upwardly beyond the carrier 22, the latter being provided with a cut-out portion 26 for receiving said extension. When the carrier 22 is in position upon the upper ends of flaps 20 it will press extensions 24 against the sides of the box or container, and since the extensions are formed integral with the flaps, the latter will be held in raised position. To provide the necessary slight downwardspring of the ,flaps 20 so that. they may form a support for the carrier 22, slits 27 are provided in the flaps 20 to extend the extensions 24 into the flaps, so that said flaps will have a slight movement relative to the extensions. So that while the extensionsare held by carrier 22 flush against the sides of the container, the flaps 20 will spring downwardly slightly sufficiently to form a support for the carrier 22 (see Fig. 2).

The bulb having been positioned upon the carrier 22, there is slipped over its screwthreaded end another positioning-carrier 30 having a centrally-disposed opening just large enough to. accommodate said end of the bulb, and prevented from moving downwardly over the bulb by the enlargement of the latter downwardly from its screwthreaded end. To hold the carrier 30 in position the flaps 21 are bent inwardly and are of such size as to abut against the bulb adjacent the carrier 30.

It will thus be seen that all parts of the container are held firmly in position, and

that the electric light bulb is held not only i damage.

walls of the container.

' the invention as defined infirm position but spaced from all the It is obvious that such a construction permits of a. severe rough) handling of the bulbs without possibility of preferred form of but it is obvious that many be made within the scope of by the following I have described the my invention, changes may turned inwardly to provide inclined resilient supports for said spacer member and thearticle seated therein, and said flap members engaging the. spacer member at points slightly spaced from said side walls of the container. t

2. In a container for fragile articles, a transversely extending removable spacer member having a seat therein for receiving the article and holding it out of engagement with the 'side walls of the container, and end flap members onlOpposite 'wallsof the container, said end flap members being turned inwardly to engage the spacer member atpoints intermediate the walls of the container and said seat to provide a resilient.

support for the spacer member.

3. In a container for fragile articles, a

transversely extending 1 removable spacer member near each end of the container, hav-' ing a seat for receiving the article and holding it out of engagement with the side walls of the container, end flap members on opposite walls of both ends of the container, said end flap members being turned inwardly to provide a resilient support for the spacer members, and one set of said flapmembers being arranged to engage the cor-- responding spacer member at points "adjacent the side walls of the container.

4. In acontainer for fragile articles, a transversely extending removable spacer member near each end ofthe container, each spacer member having a seat for receiving the article and holding it out of engagement with container, end flap members on opposite walls of both ends of the container, said end flap' members being turned inwardly to engage the spacer memhere and provide resilient supports therefor, one set of said" flap members being arrangedto engage the corresponding spacer juncture between the ectm cle,'said container having a plurality member at points adjacent the side walls of the containerand the other set of flap members being arranged to engage the-adjacent spacer member at the points of engagement of the spacer member and the article supported thereby.

5. In a container for packaging an electric lamp bulb, a transversely extending removable partition member provided with an opening for receiving the end portion of the bulb and holding it out of engagement with the side walls of the container, flap members carried by opposite walls of the container at one end thereof, said flap members being turned inwardly to engage said portion at points near the side walls of the container, a transversely extending partition provided with an opening for receiving the plug end portion of the lamp and holding it out of engagement with the side walls of the container and flap members carried by opposite walls of the container at the end of the container adjacent the plug end of the lamp, said flap members being arranged to engage the adjacent partititon at points of partition and the proend of the lamn.

container for shipping a fragile article, said container having a plurality of flaps at each end, certain of said flaps at each end serving to close the ends of the container, certain other of the flaps at one end being turned inwardly to lie near the sides'of the container, a carrier for positioning the article out of contact with .the sides of the container, said carrier being supported by said inturned flaps above the corresponding end of the container, and means for holding said inturned flaps in effective position near the sides of the container.

7. A container for shipping a fragile article, said container having a plurality of flaps at each end, certain of said flaps at each 'end serving to close the ends of the container,

certain other ofthe flaps at one end being turned inwardly to lie near the sides of the container, a carrier for positioning the article out of contact with the sides of the container, saidcarrier being supported by said inturned flaps above the corresponding end of the container, and means for holding said inturned flaps in effective position near the sides of the container, said means comprising extensions on said inturned flaps and extending upwardly above said carrier, said extensions being held in position between said carrier and the sides of the container. 8. A container for shipping a fragile artiof flaps at each end, certain of said flaps at each end servingto close the ends of the container, certain other of the flaps at one end being .turned inwardly to lie near the sides of the tainer, said carrier being supported by said inturned flaps above the corresponding end of the container, and means for holding said inturned flaps in effective position near the sides of the container, said means comprising extensions on said inturned flaps and extending upwardly above said carrier, said extensions being held in position between said carrier and the sides of the container, said carrier having cut-out portions to permit passage therethrough of said extensions.

9. A container for shipping a fragile article, said container having a plurality of flaps at each end, certain of said flaps at each end serving to close the ends of the container, certain other of the flaps at one end being turned inwardly to lie near the sides of the container, a carrier for positioning the article out of contact with the sides of the container, said carrier being supported by said inturned flaps above the corresponding end of the container, means for holding said inturned flaps in effective position near the sides of the container, said means comprising extensions on said inturned flaps and extending upwardly above said carrier, said extensions being held against the sides of the con-- tainer by said carrier, and means permitting the flapto spring slightly away from the sides of the container to form a support for the carrier.

10. A container for shipping a fragile article, said container having a plurality of flaps at each end, certain of said flaps at each end serving to close the ends of the container, certain other of the flaps at one end being turned inwardly to lie near the sides of the container, a carrier for positioning the article out of contact with the sides of the container, said carrier being supported by said inturned flaps above the corresponding end of the container, means for holding said inturned flaps in efi'ective position near the sides of the container, said means comprising extensions on said inturned flaps and extending upwardly above said carrier, said extensions being held against the sides of the container by said carrier, andmeans permitting the flap to spring slightly away from the sides of the container to form a support for said carrier, said means comprising slits on either side of said extensions and extending into the flaps to give said flaps a slight movement independently of said extensions.

11. A container for shipping a fragile article, said container having a plurality of flaps at each end, certain of said flaps at each end serving to close the ends of the container, certain other of the flaps at one end being turned inwardly to lie near the sides of: the container, a carrier for positioning the article out of contact with the sides of the container, said carrier being supported by said inturned flaps above the corresponding end of the container, means for holding said inturned flaps in effective position near the sides of the container, a carrier for positioning the other end of the article out of contact with the sides of the container, certain of the flaps at said other end being turned inwardly to support said last-named carrier out of contact with said other end of the container.

12. A container for shipping an electric light bulb, said container having a plurality of flaps at each end, certain of said flaps serving to close the ends of the container, certain other of said flaps being turned inwardly at each end, a carrier having an opening therein for receiving the large end of the bulb, another carrier for receiving the small end of the bulb, said carriers positioning said bulb out of contact with the sides of the container, said carriers being supported by said inturned flaps to hold said bulb out of contact with the ends of the container.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

MORRIS KOPPELMAN.

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